two piece flywheel

[badcars2]

loaded the new clutch and installed it on the 041. started up, ran ok for about a minute. started hearing a noise like a bell ringing as the rpms dropped. the noise was only at when it tried to idle. anyway it wouldnt, and as i held it wide open it just kept getting slower and slower. clutch is new so removed flywheel cover and outer flywheel shell had seperated from center. so i take it off. line up the old welds, mig it and reinstall. saw runs better than it ever has. is this flywheel thing common or is this just a fluke. he!! maybe i am just that lucky. you know clutch flys apart, then flywheel seperates, cant wait to see whats next!!

 

[Lakeside53]

very rare. Get another flywheel and chuck the old one. Huge forces on a flywheel at even 10,000 rpm... Some is going to get hurt.